Research Areas

Cancer/Lifestyle Diseases

Contributing to research for conquering cancer and lifestyle diseases

Early Detection of Diseases
Developing new patient-friendly testing methods

Development of Testing Methods for Early Detection of Disease Risks

Joint development with Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Simultaneously evaluate risks for a variety of disorders based on the balance of amino acid concentrations in blood
(Screening for risks of 8 cancers and lifestyle diseases from a blood test)

Possible to analyze 38 amino acid components in 9 minutes
(vs 160 minutes previously)

Relationship between the balance of amino acid concentrations and various disorder risks

Diseases applicable for risk testing
Cancer	Stomach cancer｜Lung cancer｜ Colon cancer｜Pancreatic cancer｜Prostate cancer｜Breast cancer｜Uterine cancer｜Ovarian cancer
Lifestyle diseases	Stroke｜Heart attack｜Diabetes｜Probability of cognitive function loss

Treatment Support
Quick diagnosis during surgery

Combination of Medical Imaging and Analytical Instrument Technologies

Joint development with Tohoku University

・The treatment area can be determined on-the-spot during pre-surgery catheter blood collection by displaying both the blood collection position image and blood analysis data on the same screen in real-time.
・Surgery can be started as soon as the treatment area is determined to minimize stress on the patient.

Development of AVS Support System for Primary Aldosteronism

Support for New Cancer Treatment Method (Photoimmunotherapy)

Photoimmunotherapy is a new cancer treatment technique that selectively concentrates a photosensitive substance near cancer cells and then irradiates the substance with a specific wavelength of light to cause cancer cells to become necrotic.

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